Washington- Hillary Rodham Clinton says the kidnapping of nearly 300 girls by an Islamic extremist group in Nigeria is "abominable" and the Nigerian government has been "somewhat derelict" in protecting its children.
Clinton said at an event on philanthropy in New York that the Nigerian government needs to do everything it can bring the captive girls home safely. She called the kidnapping by Boko Haram an "act of terrorism."
The Pentagon is sending a small number of troops to Nigeria to help find the girls. Clinton says the Nigerian government should accept the help.
The former secretary of state and possible 2016 presidential contender also questioned the need for more congressional investigations into the 2012 deadly attack on a diplomatic compound in Libya.
